toning down
Example Sentences
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Are coaches at the World Cup reacting to Collina's warnings and toning down their tactics.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Still, a generation of young Chinese raised on expectations of ever-increasing prosperity is quietly protesting by toning down their career ambitions and tuning out government calls to sacrifice for the national good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
That means toning down ideology and emphasizing pragmatic ways to cooperate.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Bollywood, the world’s biggest movie industry, is toning down its lavish productions as India endures one of the planet’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
With some alternation of terms, some toning down, the passage could describe the building of a termite nest.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
